It is so easy to interpret our child's misbehavior as intentional defiance. I encourage you to change your mentality and view misbehavior as an expression of an overwhelmed brain.

Mission Connection has released a guide to oppositional defiant disorder, covering how the condition manifests in adults, how ...

Sigh, we’ve all been there. The temper tantrum at Target. The request to bring in the dinner plate that gets met with crossed arms and staunch refusal. The dilly-dallying that makes it seemingly ...

Each year, millions of American kids are suspended or expelled from school. But are short-term actions to punish or correct bad behavior in the classroom or schoolyard exacting a long-term cost on a ...

Young adolescents, especially boys, who participated in organized sports between ages 6 and 10 are less likely to defy their parents, teachers and other authority figures, a new study by researchers ...

Young adolescents, especially boys, who participated in organized sports between ages 6 and 10 are less likely to defy their parents, teachers and other authority figures, a new study by researchers ...

Pathological demand avoidance (PDA) is defined as when an individual goes to great lengths to evade or ignore “demands.” Although PDA is not a formal mental health diagnosis listed in the Diagnostic ...